A Review on Adolescents' at Risk of Crime Risk Behavior

Mohammad Nasir Bistamam, Samsiah Mohd. Jais, Ahmad Jazimin Jusoh, Mohamad Bazlan Mustafa, Nurul Hasyimah Mat Rani, Nor Hafifah Abdullah
2018 International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences  
Adolescent who grow up under negative environmental are at greater risk of developing psychological and social problems. The aim of this systematic review paper is to provide an overview of the current state of the research concerning on the risk factor that lead adolescent involving in crime risk behavior. For that purpose, the ProQuest, Sage, Elsevier, Springer, Ebscohost, Wiley, and MyCite database were searched through December 2017. All the identified publication was screened by using
more » ... ously develop inclusion criteria. The search yielded 11,503 articles. Thirty-four of these publications (2011±2017) met the criteria for inclusion in the present review. Information on the studies was extracted using an extraction form. The research identified social support, socioeconomic status, resilient, coping skills, depression, aggressive, empathy, truancy, academic achievement and involvement in school activity as factors that lead adolescent involve in crime risk behavior. Most of the included studies were conducted in the United States and employed a cross-sectional design. To develop effective prevention programs, further longitudinal studies and studies assessing the interactions between risk and protective factors are needed.
doi:10.6007/ijarbss/v8-i10/5290 fatcat:toaslue3i5flfczm7byjb7tt6m